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Euphoria
You’d think by the time someone reaches 25, they’d have a pretty good idea of life and all that comes with it. You’d think they know what it means to be happy, to be loved unconditionally. ……that is unless they grew up with parents who wholeheartedly believe a denomination of Christianity that’s only a few…
Examples
We’re all given examples of what we should and should not do growing up. Sometimes, though, it’s questionable whether they’re legitimate, or just plain petty. I love my older sister. She was my hero when I was a kid; I still remember the times she got up early before school with me so she could…
Tears in Rain
Sometimes, life just hurts. It’s been a year since my paternal grandmother passed away. That means this was the first Christmas season without her, and boy was it rough. One morning I went to her grave site to visit for a bit and do an oracle deck reading for guidance, and held up alright. Later…
Thanksgiving
This year is my second Thanksgiving without my family. That is, my old family. You’d think I’d be sad about not celebrating Thanksgiving with my parents, seeing as that’s been the tradition for over twenty years. On the contrary though, this is one of the first thanksgivings in years where I’ve truly felt thankful. I…
Strange Girl
Strange. Deviant. Evil. Corrupted. Just a few words the old me of a decade ago probably would’ve used to describe the person I am now, and he would be right. I became the exact kind of person the old me swore I never would. How did that happen you may wonder? How did the model…
Resurrections
“What you know you can’t explain, but you feel it. You’ve felt it your entire life”
-Morpheus
Excommunication
I’ve discovered a lot about my identity over the past couple years (a post for another time), but also changed my beliefs dramatically too. I had been drifting away from protestant Christianity for a while, but then over the past year that hit a boiling point. I already knew that the church I’d grown up…
Who Am I?
“TWO FOUR SIX O OOOOOOONE!” Wait, sorry this isn’t Les Mis. Sometimes we come to realizations in life where we wonder how we didn’t figure something out sooner. Such is the case of how I figured out I was transgender and non-binary. It only took me about twenty-two years, but it’s a personal revelation I’m…
About Racism
For anyone who knows me or my family, it shouldn’t come as a shock to hear that I hate racists. To be honest though, one’s heritage shouldn’t make a difference in whether or not you tolerate racism. One of the most striking differences between Philadelphia and Lancaster is the more overt racism, especially in southern…